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Bisaya · Cebuano · Vocabulary

Kalisod

English

difficulty; hardship; problemnoun

Alternative meanings

Difficulty, hardship, or problem; a situation that requires effort, causes complication, or makes something hard to solve or endure.

Pronunciation

kah-LEE-sohd

Root and affixes

From the root lisod, difficult or hard. With ka-, it forms kalisod, the state or quality of being difficult.

Variants or conjugations

lisod = difficult; kalisdanan = hardship or ordeal; lisod-lisod = somewhat difficult; kinalisoran = the hardest

Related words and expressions

difficult, hardship, problem, trial, worry

Meaning and usage notes

Use kalisod for a difficulty or problem. If describing something as difficult, use lisod as the adjective.

complicationdifficultdifficultyhardshipproblem
Example 1

Nakasabot ko sa imong kalisod.

I understand your difficulty.

Example 2

Daghan silag kalisod sa proyekto.

They had many difficulties with the project.

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